King Kong Escapes (1967)
6.2|22 Jul, 1967|104 min
The electronic monster Mechani-Kong boldly challenges the ruler of the South Seas, King Kong!!
6.2|22 Jul, 1967|104 min
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An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $2,800,000
English,
日本語
Budget--
Revenue $2,800,000
Keywords
japan
giant monster
mad scientist
giant robot
tokyo, japan
dinosaur
united nations
tropical island
kaiju
foreign agent
tokyo tower
king kong
tokusatsu
coproduction
Casts
Akira Takarada
Lt. Commander Jiro Nomura
Mie Hama
Madame Piranha
Rhodes Reason
Commander Carl Nelson
Linda Miller
Lieutenant Susan Watson
Hideyo Amamoto
Dr. Who
Yoshibumi Tajima
Henchman
Sachio Sakai
Henchman
Ryuji Kita
SDF General
Ikio Sawamura
Native
Nadao Kirino
Henchman
Shōichi Hirose
Henchman
Kazuo Suzuki
Henchman
Tōru Ibuki
Henchman
Naoya Kusakawa
Susumu Kurobe
Henchman
Haruo Nakajima
King Kong
Hiroshi Sekita
Mechani-Kong/Gorosaurus
Kei Taguchi
(voice)
Akiko Santo
(voice)
Osman Yusuf
Submariner (uncredited)
Tadashi Okabe
Soldier (uncredited)
Seishirō Kuno
Soldier (uncredited)
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
General (uncredited)
Andrew Hughes
Reporter (uncredited)
Crews
Ishirō Honda
Director
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Hajime Koizumi
Director of Photography
Ryôhei Fujii
Editor
Takeo Kita
Production Design
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Technical Advisor
Takeshi Kimura
Screenplay
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Executive Producer
Shoichi Yoshizawa
Sound Recordist
Toshio Takashima
Lighting Technician
Hisashi Shimonaga
Sound Mixer
Ken Sano
First Assistant Director
Sadamasa Nishimoto
Sound Effects
Yasuaki Sakamoto
Production Manager
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects Assistant
Teruyoshi Nakano
Visual Effects
Teruyoshi Nakano
Visual Effects Director
Motoyoshi Tomioka
VFX Director of Photography
Motoyoshi Tomioka
Special Effects
Yôichi Manoda
Special Effects
Yôichi Manoda
VFX Director of Photography
Yoshiyuki Tokumasa
Visual Effects
Yoshiyuki Tokumasa
Visual Effects Camera
Yasuyuki Inoue
Visual Effects Art Director
Kuichirô Kishida
Lighting Technician
Kuichirô Kishida
VFX Lighting Artist
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Visual Effects
Hiroshi Mukoyama
Visual Effects Compositor
Fumio Takashiro
Special Effects
Eiji Tsuburaya
Visual Effects Director
Sadao Iizuka
Visual Effects
Koichi Kawakita
Visual Effects
Koichi Kawakita
Visual Effects Camera
Takashi Nakao
Still Photographer
Takashi Nakao
Visual Effects Camera
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Executive Producer
Jiro Shirasaki
Special Effects Assistant
Jiro Shirasaki
Visual Effects Art Director
Fuchimu Shimakura
Background Designer
Fuchimu Shimakura
Matte Painter
Teizô Toshimitsu
Costume Design
Teizô Toshimitsu
Modeling
Teizô Toshimitsu
Sculptor
Eizo Kaimai
Costume Design
Eizo Kaimai
Modeling
Kanju Yagi
Modeling
Kanju Yagi
Costume Design
Yasuei Yagi
Modeling
Yasuei Yagi
Costume Design
Nobuyuki Yasumaru
Costume Design
Nobuyuki Yasumaru
Modeling
Haruo Nakajima
Stunts
Hiroshi Sekita
Stunts
Saburo Doi
Visual Effects
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Translator
Backdrops & Posters
